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INTERACTIVE CARTOGRAPHY & GEOVISUALIZATION

GEOG 575
Course Description

Examines emerging topics related to the design of user interfaces for manipulating maps, focusing on new cartographic challenges in Interactive Cartography, Geographic Visualization, and Geovisual Analytics and drawing upon relevant insight in Human-Computer Interaction, Information Visualization, and Usability Engineering.

Prerequisites

GEOG 370 , GEOG 378 , or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies
Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
4

14.89% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

4.89% from Historical

A Rate
100%

60.44% from Historical

Class Size
11

-53.01% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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